Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
THE WRECKED TRAINS.
More Bodies Recovered from the Ruins
A List of the Injured.

A List of the Injured.
ST. THOMAS. ONT, July Is The
dreadful railroad disaster here last evening
has caused feeling Of gloom all over the
city.
The work of removing bodies from the
wreck was continued all night. So far
fourteen bodies have been taken from the
ruins.
Herman Ponsford, the fireman, who was
terribly burned by the flying oil, in rescu-
ing passengers, died this morning at seven
o'clock.
1t is stated that Eugineer Donnelly, of
the Excursion train, WAS intoxicated at
the time of the accident. An inquest is
now being held. The track is clear and
traffic has been res umed.
The number of injured IL said TO foot up
fifty or sixty, but such is the excitement
that the names and extent of their injuries
are unattainable at present. The loss to
the railroad company will amount to
$40, 900, and the loss by fire $50, 600. The
blame all rests on the London and Port
Stanley Company.
At Port Stanley, last night, where friends
of the excursiOnists had remained for later
trains, the excitement was terrible, and
Miss Thompson, of London, became so
frightened that she fell off the pier and
was drowned.
The names of the dead, 80 far as recog-
nized, are as follows:
MRS. X. SMITHERS and child.
Mrs. $. FRAME and child
S. G.. ZEALAND and child.
MRS. J. BOYLE and three children.
ENGINEER DONNELLY.
HERMAN PONsFORD.
MRS. S. G. ZEALAND is probably fatally
injured.
The total number of casualties reported
up to this time is fully one hundred. No
further deaths are reported. IL is almost
impossible to learn how the injured are
progressing. An investigation is to be held
in regard to the cause of the accident. 1t
Is reported that the engineer had been
drinking, but it is claimed that the malh
cause of the disaster was the failure OF the
air brakes TO work. The track is now
clear and the wires will be in working
order shortly.
Ia addition to those already reported in
iured are the following:
Mrs. McGinnis, badly burned and ankle
sprained
Mrs. UnrOw, cut on face and burned.
Alderman Cochran, both hands singed.
A. Musselmau, neck burned.
Mr.. Mckinney, instep bruised and bone
of foot broken.
ID. McNicholl, hands severely burned.
Samuel Bowley, fireman, hands burned.
Conductor Matlock, hands burned.
r. Sanders, bands burned.
II. Smith, bruised and burned.
w. Calcott, hands, face and arms
scalded.
+ Oueen. head, wrist and hand burned.
Orinel Wood, badly bruised; hand, back,
neck and shoulder burned.
Oscar Allan, wrist and hand scorched.
W. F. Martin, badly burned about
hands and face.
T. Comfert, both hands burned while
irving to save Herman Ponsford.
Perry Van Houghton, Michigan Central
engineer, both hands burned.
r. L. Hoyt, of the Michigan Central
Railroad, both hands burned.
Alexander Austin, of the Grand Trunk
Railroad, engineer, shonlder dislOcated.
Fireman Thomas Robinson, badly
burned about the head.
John Mcleod, face and hands scorched.
Harry Beyis, hands and legs burned.
l.. Bennett, both hands burned.
Fireman william Foote, badly burned
about face and hands.
Mr.. Gardner, badly injured in the shoul-
der and side.
Mr.. Prettyman, run over by horse-reel
and hurt about the thigh, side and arms.
Superintendent Albert Hudson, Of the
st. Thomas Cemetery improvement, hands
badly burned. i
L. Ferguson, burned about the head and
bruised.
Blacksmith Forbes, one Of the Michigan
Central Railroad, burned about the face
and hands.
J.H. Mccall, rau over by horse; one
of his legs WAS broken and be was also
burned about the head and body.
Mr.. Blumfelt and Miss Clark were
knocked down from the force Of the ex-
plosion and both severely bruised and
slightly burned.
Mrs. Baines, of London, badly burned.
john McKellar, burned on back OF neck
and head.
VIM. Reath, arm severely burned and
otherwise scorched. :.
VIM. Joyce engineer Of Grand Trunk
Railroad, severely burned on back and
hands.
U. S. Consul Allen Francis was run over
by horse cart and seriously injured about
the head.
Ed. Moore, hands and face seorehed.
The seven. year old daughter OF William
Jsffers, severely burned about hands and
face.